THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

SAY WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT YOUR SITUATION AND YOU WILL PREVAIL

Jeremiah 5 says that though the ocean may be a billion times bigger and more POWERFUL than the sand, God put an everlasting ORDINANCE in the sand that it would keep the ocean in its BOUNDARIES. The ocean may roar and POUND the sand with its WAVES, but because of God’s DECREE, the sand will NOT be overpowered.

What you’re up against may LOOK bigger, more POWERFUL, but when you have God’s WORD in your heart, that’s the everlasting ORDINANCE. His WORD is the DECREE that enables you to WITHSTAND storms that are STRONGER, overcome CHALLANGES that are BIGGER, and accomplish DREAMS that seem IMPOSSIBLE. Now make sure you do YOUR part and keep God’s WORD in your heart. For any area that you’re STRUGGLING in, you need to find SCRIPTURES that you can STAND on. There’s NOTHING more POWERFUL than saying what GOD says about you. When the enemy ROARS at you, roar BACK at him with God’s PROMISES. Say what GOD says about your situation, and you WILL PREVAIL.

Today’s Scripture:

Jeremiah 5:22, ESV

I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

DARE TO BELIEVE WHAT GOD TOLD YOU…..

When a government official made a desperate plea that Jesus would come to his house and heal his dying SON, Jesus simply declared that his son would LIVE and he should go HOME. All the man was given was Jesus’ word of promise, yet his ATTITUDE was to mix in FAITH with the PROMISE rather than mix in doubt or WORRY. Nothing had changed, and Jesus wasn’t going with him to PRAY, but the man wasn’t MOVED by what he saw. He had MANY reasons to DOUBT, but he kept believing Jesus’ WORD and found his son alive and WELL.

That’s what happens when you mix in your FAITH with God’s PROMISES–NOT doubt, not WORRY, not FEAR. Dare to BELIEVE what God told YOU. Don’t be moved by what you don’t SEE, by how LONG it’s taking, by how bad it LOOKS, or by what you don’t HAVE. Keep THANKING God for what He PROMISED, keep declaring what He SAID, and keep talking like it’s on the WAY. GOD has the final WORD.

Today’s Scripture:

John 4:50–51, NLT

Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home. While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

WHEN YOU HAVE GOD’S “SPECIAL STRENGTH”, YOU’RE GOING TO OVERCOME WHAT LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE

In today’s Scripture, the prophet Elijah had just defeated the 450 prophets of BAAL who supported King Ahab, and no doubt he was EXHAUSTED. Yet it says that God gave him the SPECIAL strength to OUTRUN Ahab’s chariot over the twenty-mile journey to Jezreel. That chariot represented Ahab’s POWER, and it’s not possible for a man to outrun a HORSE even over a short DISTANCE. God was SHOWING Ahab that HIS power was so far superior to ANYTHING Ahab had.

You may look at what YOU’RE up against today and feel that YOU don’t have the STRENGTH, the ENDURANCE, the FORTITUDE to keep BATTLING. Maybe it’s cancer, or an addiction, or a SITUATION in your FAMILY. No, get READY. God is NOT going to let you stay feeling OVERWHELMED. RIGHT now, He is breathing SPECIAL strength into YOU. When you have SPECIAL strength, you’re going to OVERCOME what looks impossible, you’re going to accomplish dreams that seem too far GONE. You’re about to OUTRUN some CHARIOTS.

Today’s Scripture:

1 Kings 18:46, NLT

Then the LORD gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

…IT MAY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE BUT THAT’S OK, THAT DOESN’T STOP OUR GOD…..

Having traveled through the desert on their way to a battle, the armies of Judah and Israel completely ran out of WATER and feared they were DOOMED. But the prophet Elisha told them that the dry valley would be filled with an ABUNDANCE of water even though there was no RAIN. That seemed IMPOSSIBLE, but the next morning water SUDDENLY started flowing into the valley from an unknown SOURCE.

YOU may be in a valley that’s dry today. It LOOKS permanent, but you don’t HAVE to figure out how God is going to bring you into abundance. It may not SEEM possible. That’s OKAY. The valley doesn’t STOP our God. We think NATURAL, but God is SUPERNATURAL. He’s not LIMITED by what you don’t have. HE knows how to turn your situation AROUND. His FAVOR can open a door that couldn’t be OPENED. He can heal WITHOUT a treatment. God brings water without RAIN. HE controls the faucet. Get READY. It’s not going to BE ordinary. There’s no EXPLANATION. It’s going to be the hand of GOD.

Today’s Scripture:

2 Kings 3:17–18, NIV

You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water…This is an easy thing in the eyes of the LORD; he will also deliver Moab into your hands.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

ALL THE FORCES OF DARKNESS CANNOT STOP WHAT GOD HAS PROMISED…..

We ALL go through times when we don’t THINK we’ll win our BATTLES, seasons of darkness when nothing is CHANGING. You may have been believing for a long time for things to change in your marriage, your finances, or with an addiction, but the obstacle seems PERMANENT. You have to walk by FAITH and NOT by sight when there’s no evidence that it’s a new day and the battle has TURNED. Today’s Scripture says that the MOMENT you PRAYED in the dark, the battle TURNED.

Now instead of complaining about the DARK, have a new PERSPECTIVE. Who can stop the SUN from rising each morning? All the forces of DARKNESS cannot stop what God has PROMISED you from coming to PASS. You may not SEE anything improving, but my challenge is to TRUST Him in the DARK. The sun is going to come up sooner than you THINK. The battle has ALREADY turned. DAYBREAK is about to happen. Get ready for FAVOR, get ready for BREAKTHROUGHS, get ready for FREEDOM, get ready for PROMOTION.

Today’s Scripture:

Psalm 56:9, TLB

The very day I call for help, the tide of battle turns. My enemies flee! This one thing I know: God is for me!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

GOD DID NOT CREATE YOU TO BE OVERCOME…..

When WE’RE in difficult times, it’s easy to feel like the prophet Micah. He gave a LIST of negative things that happened to him–bad BREAKS, LACK, INJUSTICE, BETRAYAL. It was VERY depressing. But in today’s Scripture, he went on to say that he wasn’t giving UP. He may have been knocked DOWN, but in the middle of the difficulty, HE was speaking VICTORY. HE was saying, “This problem didn’t COME to stay; it came to PASS. God being FOR me is more than the WORLD being AGAINST me. I WILL arise.”

Things may be coming against YOU, but know this: God didn’t create you to be OVERCOME; He created you to be an OVERCOMER. Down is NOT your destiny, and defeat is not how your story ENDS. If you’re going to come OUT of that challenge, you have to stop talking DEFEAT. Quit giving it the power to keep you DOWN. When you declare, “I WILL arise,” forces of darkness TREMBLE and ANGELS go to work. Get ready to RISE!

Today’s Scripture:

Micah 7:7–8, TLB

As for me, I look to the Lord for his help; I wait for God to save me; he will hear me. Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy, for though I fall, I will rise again!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

SUDDENLY, INCREASE THAT GOES BEYOND YOUR CALCULATIONS….

In another translation of today’s Scripture, the apostle Paul said that we would see “the IMMEASURABLE (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free GRACE (His unmerited favor).” That’s FAVOR as we’ve never SEEN before. That’s how the word “EXPLOSION”; is defined. It means a “sudden, widespread INCREASE.” That’s what God wants to do for US. SUDDNELUY. You won’t EXPECT it. It’s out of the ORDINARY, and it’s NOT small. It’s so AMAZING you know it had to be the hand of GOD.

You may THINK your situation is permanent. You don’t see how you can EVER rise ANY higher and accomplish your dreams. All the calculations are telling you that you’ll NEVER get out of debt, but GOD is saying, “You need to get READY. You haven’t SEEN My explosive blessings. You haven’t seen the IMMEASURABLE, LIMITLESS, SURPASSING greatness of My FAVOR. I will bless you BEYOND your normal income. I have blessings that will catapult you YEARS ahead. I have increase that goes BEYOND your calculations.”

Today’s Scripture:

Ephesians 2:7, ESV 7

…so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

HE’S THE GOD OF JACOB AND HE’S YOUR GOD TOO…..

In the Scripture, it talks about the God of ABRAHAM, the God of ISAAC, and the God of JACOB. I can understand how He is the God of Abraham, the FATHER of our faith. I can understand how He is the God of ISAAC, who was the MIRACLE child of God’s promise and extremely OBEDIENT. But when it says He is the God of JACOB, that doesn’t make a lot of sense. Jacob was a CHEATER. He went around DECEIVING people. He stole his brother’s BIRTHRIGHT. Jacob was known for making POOR choices.

What was God SAYING? “I’m NOT just the God of PERFECT people. I’m not just the God of people who never make a MISTAKE. I’M the God of people who have FFAILED. I’m the God of people who have BLOWN it.” YOU may have made mistakes, but be ENCOURAGED. You may have lost your TEMPER, struggled with an ADDICTION, or compromised your INTEGRITY. Don’t beat yourself UP. He is the God of JACOB. He is YOUR God, TOO.

Today’s Scripture:

Exodus 3:6, NIV

Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

WE ARE NOT AT THE MERCY OF FEAR, GUILT OR DEPRESSION, WE HAVE THE ANTIDOTE

One of the CHALLENGES we faced with the coronavirus was that our bodies had no antibodies to FIGHT it. Without a CURE, without a VACCINE, we were at its MERCY. Once you have the CURE, the vaccine, you don’t have to FEAR the disease. But what about VIRUS-LIKE poisons you can’t TREAT with a vaccine–guilt, fear, depression, addictions. These can infect our THINKING, poison our self-ESTEEM, and make us sick with REGRETS, hurts, and DISAPPOINTMENTS.

The GOOD news is that the SCRIPTURE says by the stripes JESUS received before He went to the CROSS, He took our guilt, our shame, and our failures upon HIMSELF, and “we are HEALED.” We are NOT at the mercy of fear, depression, or addictions. We have the CURE. The Most High God’s being FOR you is MORE than the world being against you. Don’t let the fear, the guilt, or the depression hold YOU down. Take the ANTIDOTE. “Father, thank You that I am FORGIVEN, I am REDEEMED, I am FREE, and I am HEALTHY and WHOLE.”

Today’s Scripture:

Isaiah 53:5, NIV

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

IT’S NOT COMPLICATED. START REMEMBERING WHAT GOD HAS SPOKEN OVER YOU

The three women who went to the tomb on Sunday morning to care for Jesus’ BODY were met by the angel’s QUESTION, “Don’t you REMEMBER what HE told you?” They came to the tomb discouraged, depressed, and defeated, and they left EXCITED, PASSIONATE, full of FAITH and HOPE. They couldn’t WAIT to tell the disciples. Remembering what GOD says will change your PERSPECTIVE.

When YOU’RE under pressure, under stress, overwhelmed by a situation, too often we forget what GOD has said, and we go by what we SEE. We let negative THOUGHTS drown out what God has PROMISED. Recognize that’s a TEST. The enemy would LOVE for you to get so caught up in your CIRCUMSTANCES that you forget what GOD told you. Are you remembering that HE says He’ll supply all your NEEDS according to HIS riches? Are you remembering that He says greater is He who is IN you than what’s trying to STOP you? It’s NOT complicated. Start REMEMBERING what HE has spoken over you.

Today’s Scripture:

Luke 24:6–7, NIV

“Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'”